Weather Records on 3 July 1989

962 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1989. Highest significance: Cullowhee, US.

Key Facts for 3 July 1989

On 3 July 1989, 962 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
461 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 19 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 880 daily.
Cullowhee set a daily record precipitation of 63.8 mm (2.5 in) on 3 July 1989.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

962 stations

962 station records on 3 July 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lupi Upper 442	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.8 mm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kailiili 436	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naro-Fominsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thomaston 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amasia	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ra-Iz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

962 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 320, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 220.

Records on 3 July 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	320
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1989 by timescale: all-time 19, monthly 63, daily 880.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

698 broken records

Margins by which the 698 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 225.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1989

Top 20 records on 3 July 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1989	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1989	Lupi Upper 442, US	daily rain	254.8 mm (10.0 in)	225.3 mm (8.9 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1989	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1989	Minusinsk, RU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1989	Keanae 346, US	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	132.9 mm (5.2 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1989	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1989	Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills), AU	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1989	New Harmony, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1989	Brookport Dam 52, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1989	Columbus Metro AP, US	monthly rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1989	Shawneetown Old Town, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1989	Zagreb-Gric, HR	monthly rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1989	Juncos 1 SE, PR	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1989	Talbotton, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1989	Bowling Green, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1989	Owensboro 3ENE, US	monthly low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1989	Bessaker, NO	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1989	Oneonta, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1989	Flora 5 NW, US	monthly low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1989	Newburgh L&D, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 962 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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Data for records on 1989-07-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	687
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1